As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I want to lay out what actually works here, because the gap between common practice and best practice on this topic is wide. Nearly every executive claims to be a change leader, because nearly every company wants […]
Category Archives: Hiring Insights
For Employers, Hiring Insights
Military Veterans in the C-Suite: A Sourcing Strategy Employers Overlook
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I spend much of my time on exactly this question, and the conventional wisdom around it is only half right. Military veterans represent a deep pool of tested leadership talent, and most civilian employers overlook […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
The Quiet Search: Building Relationships With Executives Years Before You Hire
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, this is one of the questions employers bring me most often, and my answer has been sharpened by seeing what separates the searches that succeed from the ones that don’t. Most companies start looking for an […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I want to lay out what actually works here, because the gap between common practice and best practice on this topic is wide. Founders treat their board as a formality for as long as they can, and then a funding […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
The Reheated Search: Restarting a Failed Executive Search the Right Way
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have watched this play out across hundreds of executive searches, and the pattern is clear enough to write down. When an executive search fails, companies tend to restart it the same way that failed, or abandon […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have watched this play out across hundreds of executive searches, and the pattern is clear enough to write down. Sales leaders are often overlooked for the CEO role, dismissed as too narrowly commercial, and […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I spend much of my time on exactly this question, and the conventional wisdom around it is only half right. Most employers think recruiting an executive means evaluating the candidate. It does, but it is equally […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I want to lay out what actually works here, because the gap between common practice and best practice on this topic is wide. For all their prestige, executive interviews are a weak predictor of performance, and […]
For Employers, Hiring Insights
Recruiting Retired Executives Back Into Leadership: The Un-Retirement Play
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have watched this play out across hundreds of executive searches, and the pattern is clear enough to write down. A large pool of highly experienced leaders is sitting on the sidelines, retired but not […]
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As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I want to lay out what actually works here, because the gap between common practice and best practice on this topic is wide. Most companies time their executive hires by internal need alone, ignoring what is […]